Queen Rania inaugurates Radiation Oncology Building at King Hussein Cancer Centre

Amman: Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah Wednesday visited the King Hussein Cancer Centre (KHCC) on the Silver Jubilee of His Majesty King Abdullah II's accession to the Throne. According to a statement, Queen Rania inaugurated KHCC's new Radiation Oncology building. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Talal bin Muhammad, Special Advisor to His Majesty, and Princess Ghida Talal, Chairperson of the King Hussein Cancer Foundation (KHCF) and Centre attended the ceremony. Covering over 2,700 square meters and featuring state-of-the-art medical equipment, the new facility will increase the Radiation Oncology Department's monthly capacity from 260 patients to approximately 400. An estimated 60 per cent of KHCC patients require radiotherapy as part of their treatment plan. Princess Ghida Talal said, "Over the past 25 years, the King Hussein Cancre Center has become a cornerstone of cancer care in the region, serving more than 70,000 patients." Princess Ghida expressed "deepest" gratitude to Their Majesties King Ab dullah and Queen Rania for their support of the KHCC. The building's inauguration was attended by Prince Hussein bin Talal, Prince Muhammad bin Talal, Princess Rajaa bint Talal, Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh, Royal Court Chief, Yousef Issawi, Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Azmi Mahafzah, Minister of Health Feras Hawari, KHCC CEO and Director General Asem Mansour, KHCF Director General Nisreen Qatamish, and several members of the KHCF/KHCC Board of Trustees. The Queen toured several KHCC departments, including Jordan's first neurosurgery suite, in which more than 300 operations have been conducted since its opening in 2019. She visited the centre's pediatric department, which treats approximately 90 per cent of Jordan's pediatric cancer patients. Spanning 108,700 square meters, KHCC receives more than 7,000 new patients, 14,000 admissions and 250,000 outpatient visits yearly. The KHCC's key facilities include Jordan's first public umbilical cord blood bank , intensive care units for children and adults, diagnostic and therapeutic radiology departments, cellular therapy and applied genomics department and a bone marrow transplant program. Source: Jordan News Agency